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Spend all in channel and close
987 sats \ 7 comments \ @BallLightning 15 Apr lightning

A year ago I tried asking, but I didn't get definitive answer. So I will try again now.

I want to spend ALL the balance from a channel via the lightning network. Normally the protocol won't allow that as it requires a local reserve. But if the channel is simultaneously closed this is no longer a problem. Does the lightning network support such a transaction? Spend all and close simultaneously.

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180 sats \ 4 replies \ @benthecarman 15 Apr

Spend all and close simultaneously does not exist AFIAK. But nowadays a lot of implementations support the option for 0 reserve channels. We just added it to LDK!

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2 sats \ 3 replies \ @sezar 15 Apr

then question becomes "can we re-negotiate the reserve to 0 along with the preimage of spending the local balance"?
in this case it would need to happen simultaneously somehow.

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2 sats \ 2 replies \ @BallLightning OP 15 Apr

Exactly. Leaving 0 reserve has negative impact on your channel partner, but spending and closing doesn't.

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2 sats \ 1 reply \ @benthecarman 22 Apr

I don't really see the use case you're looking for here

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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @BallLightning OP 22 Apr

I do 😎

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125 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 15 Apr
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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @nitter 15 Apr
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